18

"I wonder, should I just kill Cao Cao and his group now since they'd likely keep causing more trouble?" Rias wondered out loud to herself.

A couple hours had gone by since the confrontation against the Hero Faction. While the others were out doing their own thing in the city, she decided to relax back in the suite.

"Hmm….nah, truthfully those guys have more usefulness alive than dead. They became allies due to Indra taking Cao Cao as his vanguard after the whole Demonic Beast Riot arc. Plus it's not like they are actually evil, just young, ambitious and naive really. I actually liked Cao Cao's character when I watched and read the original series back in my past lives. Once he gets his ass kicked, he'll be a lot more cautious when it comes to confronting me. He's not that stupid after all." She said to herself.

<<He doesn't seem all that bright to me.>> Ciel commented.

'Well of course he does not now, he's messing around with a being like myself. In normal circumstances, he's not foolish enough to pick a battle he stands no chance in. Not without a way to insure his survival.' Rias replied.

<<Do you plan to recruit him as an ally or subordinate in the future?>> Ciel wondered.

'No it's unnecessary, as long as the Three Great Powers form an alliance in a few years. Either the Hero Faction will be forced to become allies or they'll be disposed of one way or another. I really don't care which.' The Gremory heiress responded to her partner.

In her mind, the purpose of Cao Cao and his little group was to provide more entertainment for her in the future.

Some may say her actions are wrong and can lead to something unexpected happening. While true, Rias isn't worried at all. Even if someone she cares about somehow died, she can easily revive them. Though she obviously doesn't have any intentions of letting any of her loved ones be put into that situation. Which is why she helped her family and harem members become powerful.

A while ago she had taken a bath, when she was done she came to her room and began watching anime. Not bothering to put on any clothes, she laid on her bed naked. The anime she put on was Yu Yu Hakusho, one of her all-time favorite anime series. It is also one of the rare anime where she prefers its english version over its japanese version.

"The Dark Tournament arc is such a classic, Yusuke really grew a lot as a character and in power. I think I might watch Inuyasha after this next episode." She kinda wants to see the scene where Inuyasha uses Adamant Barrage against Naraku the first time.

It wasn't until 40 minutes later when Rias suddenly felt her father contact her via Thought Communication.

'Ria-chan.' Zeoticus called out.

'Father, what's up?' Rias responded.

It's been around two weeks since they last talked.

'I wanted to let you know that rumors are finally starting to pick up about the Phenex Clan. Your plans are coming together really well.' Zeoticus' tone carried clear pride, he was very proud of his daughter.

'Well of course they are Father, I wouldn't have even put it into effect if I wasn't guaranteed it would succeed. I want our family to prosper just as much as you.' Rias replied.

'I know you do Ria.' Zeoticus said.

'Mhm, so mind telling me the rumors going on?' Rias asked her father.

'Yes, it seems over the last couple of years Lord Phenex has said to be becoming increasingly frustrated that his clan is losing a lot of their clients to us. Some say he recently started to lash out violently to clients who are constantly trying to bargain Phoenix Tears for a lower price. He even stopped doing business with one client on his own accord because the client compared Phoenix Tears to our products. The Senzu Beans you created has not only affected the Phenex Clan harshly but it also has shaken up the Underworld as a whole.' Zeoticus explained.

That's right, one key part of Rias' plans of getting pay back against the Phenex Clan is attacking their business and income. The first part of the plan was already done the moment Lord Phenex agreed to her giving up his wife and daughter to her if she wins against Riser.

As for the Senzu Beans, creating them was child play for Rias. She can literally create billions of them in an instant. Although, while they are basically the same Senzu Beans from the Dragon Ball universe, the Chaos Creator tweaked them a little. The beans she created still cannot heal sickness or disease, but they can heal injuries that have already been healed over. Meaning a wound from missing limbs that's been healed over for years can be regenerated with Rias' Senzu Beans.

Even without that, Senzu Beans are significantly superior to Phoenix Tears.

It was easy for the House of Gremory to sell the Senzu Beans, a person can literally buy 5 Senzu Beans from them for the same price as a single Phoenix Tear.

Due to this the Gremory family is racking in more money than ever before over the last couple years.

'I see, well the guy brought this on himself. I'm more curious as to how many people tried to break them down, study and recreate them by now. Those poor people must be very frustrated from not getting their desired results.' Rias chuckled.

Outside of physical ingredients, Senzu Beans require a certain magical element that can only be produced and is only known by Rias herself.

It would be foolish to allow any possibility of the beans being reproduced by anyone else.

Rias and Zeoticus talked for some time before their conversation ended.

It wasn't long after that when Rias saw Shirone appear via teleportation inside of her room.

Sensing the Sage Nekoshou's emotions and seeing her strip naked, Rias looked forward to going through with Shirone's obvious intentions.